10 Most Popular Transport Helicopters

Helicopter is one of the great inventions by the man. It is a vehicle that can go anywhere from mountains to sea and to extreme hot deserts, thus helicopters can be used for military purpose and also for civil purpose. Helicopters can be used as a lethal weapon against the troops and the land vehicles and on the other hand can be used for transport and rescue purposes.

Here are the 10 popular transport helicopters:

 

UH-1 HUEY

UH-1 is a multipurpose military helicopter, famous for its use in the Vietnam War. It is commonly known as (or officially in the U.S. Marine Corps) the "Huey". The UH-1 was developed by Bell Helicopter from 1955 US Army trials with the Bell Model 204.

MIL MI-17

MI-17 (also known as the Mi-8M series in Russian service, NATO reporting name "Hip") is a Russian-designed helicopter currently in production at two factories in Kazan and Ulan-Ude.

UH-60 BLACKHAWK

UH-60 Blackhawk is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. The UH-60A entered service with the Army in 1979, to replace the UH-1 Huey as the Army’s tactical transport helicopter.

SA 330 PUMA

The Aérospatiale Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engine medium transport/utility helicopter. The Puma was originally manufactured by Sud Aviation of France under the designation SA.330.

SH-3 SEA KING

The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King (company designation S-61) is a twin-engined helicopter. The Sea King has been built under license in Italy and Japan, and in the United Kingdom as the Westland Sea King. The major civil versions are the S-61L and S-61N.

ALOUETTE III

The Aérospatiale Alouette III (French for Skylark) is a single-engine, light utility helicopter developed by Sud Aviation and later manufactured by Aérospatiale of France.

MIL MI-8

The Mil Mi-8 (Russian Ми-8, NATO reporting name "Hip") is a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. The Mi-8 is the world’s most-produced helicopter, and is used by over 50 countries.

MIL MI-26

The Mil Mi-26 (Russian Миль Ми-26, NATO reporting name ‘Halo’) is a Soviet/Russian heavy transport helicopter in service in civilian and military roles. It is the biggest and most powerful helicopter ever to have gone into production.

CH-47 CHINOOK

The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a versatile, twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Its top speed of 170 knots (196 mph, 315 km/h) was faster than utility and attack helicopters of the 1960s and even many of today.

CH-53E SUPER STALLION

The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is the largest and heaviest helicopter in the United States military. It was built by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Marine Corps. Additionally, a number of MH-53E helicopters have been exported to Japan as the S-80-M-1 for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

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